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About Parrengaon Village

Parrengaon is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,301, made up of 674 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parrengaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parrengaon village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 591.27 hectares
Population 1,301
Male Population 674
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parrengaon compares

By the 2011 count Parrengaon is the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 591.27 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Parrengaon

Parrengaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parrengaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parrengaon from other places

Parrengaon lies about 9.7 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parrengaon
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 6.3 km
District headquarters West District 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 18 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 19 km

Villages closest to Parrengaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soreng tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parrengaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Parrengaon village had a population of 1,301. That makes it the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Parrengaon village has 674 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parrengaon has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Parrengaon is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parrengaon covers 591.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parrengaon falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Parrengaon is Darjeeling, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parrengaon.

Parrengaon is about 9.7 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parrengaon is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 6.3 km away. West District is about 9.7 km away. Darjeeling is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takuthang (under 2 km), Hathidunga (2.5 km) and Bum (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parrengaon today is likely to be higher.

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